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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Was Andrew Holmes Kicked Out of Princeton for Rioting?- Part 1

Since I've been writing a lot about this guy.

From the 1908 William and Mary Quarterly Magazine. "'The Great Rebellion' at Princeton."

"In April, 1807, occurred some riotous proceedings at Princeton, which are known as The Great Rebellion.'  Among the students 'expelled' was Abel P. Upshur, of Northampton County, Virginia, who afterwards became Secretary of State of the United States.

"He appeared before the Board of Trustees in defense of his comrades and made, it is said, a fine display of argument and eloquence.

"He subsequently attended Yale College.

"Joseph Cumming, Robert Breckenridge, Edmund Pendleton, Charles Snead, and Andrew H. Holmes and probably others of the 'rioters' were Virginians."

I would like to find out exactly what the "riot" was?

Those Rowdy Virginia Boys.  --Brock-Perry


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